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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that Western European leaders involved in negotiating a peace roadmap for Ukraine ten years ago acted in “bad faith” and were “stupid,” reflecting on the discussions hosted by his...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Western European leaders involved in past Ukraine peace negotiations of acting in bad faith, calling their approach “stupid.” He referred to the Minsk talks hosted by Belarus, which...

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(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Wednesday that Kyiv has implemented a package of sanctions targeting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated on Tuesday that conditions along the border with Ukraine "have somewhat stabilized." Addressing a Security Council session in Minsk, Lukashenko noted that the nation is still compelled to...

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(MENAFN) Western non-governmental organizations are preparing a new round of anti-government protests in Belarus that could be timed to coincide with the country’s 2030 presidential election, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service warned on Monday....

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(MENAFN) According to official statements, Belarus has summoned Lithuania’s charge d’affaires to lodge a formal protest over what it says was a recent drone breach of its airspace.

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday cautioned that Western nations are escalating military pressures along Belarus’ frontier, speaking to fellow leaders of a regional bloc in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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(MENAFN) President Alexander Lukashenko cautioned on Thursday that Western governments are generating escalating military risks along Belarus’ frontier, during an address to fellow leaders of a regional coalition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday pardoned 31 Ukrainian citizens under an agreement with US President Donald Trump.

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(MENAFN) Belarus announced on Monday that more than 1,100 trucks remain stuck at its frontier with Lithuania after the latter implemented a unilateral shutdown.

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has directed the Foreign Ministry to open discussions with Lithuanian authorities aimed at normalizing conditions along their shared border, the presidential press service reported Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, expressing confidence that the Indian leader would receive a warm reception from the Belarusian public. “We would be...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has asserted that a prominent figure in the country’s 2020-2021 anti-government protests, who was arrested after a Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk, was in fact an undercover KGB...

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(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace but raises concerns about participating alongside Russia and Belarus, as reported on Tuesday. “Russia is our enemy....

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Friday that Roman Protasevich, the opposition activist arrested after a Ryanair flight was forced to land in Minsk in 2021, was actually an undercover KGB officer.

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday criticized Lithuania’s intentions to seal the border between the two nations, calling the move a “crazy scam.” The announcement came after Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene...

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(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday denounced Lithuania’s decision to shut its border with Belarus indefinitely, calling it a “crazy scam.” The move came a day after Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene announced...

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(MENAFN) Belarus aims to have Russia’s Oreshnik medium-range, nuclear-capable missile system fully operational within its borders by December, according to presidential spokeswoman Natalia Eismont.

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(MENAFN) Belarus intends to have Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik medium-range missile system fully operational within its borders by December, presidential spokeswoman Natalia Eismont stated on Tuesday.